Vol 3 Chapter 177: Revisit Salt Lake City

After the start of the season, An Luo's life has returned to the busy schedule. He kept running back and forth between Oklahoma City and other cities in the United States. Professional players are like this, as long as the flames of war are ignited, they cannot stop. Only after retiring can I have time to enjoy life.
After the opening game, the Thunder ushered in the first back-to-back game this season.
On October 21, Anluo went to Utah City with the team to challenge the Jazz in the first round of last season's playoffs. However, facing the bitter owner of last season, the Thunder didn't play well in this game.
The Jazz's lineup also has some changes compared to last season. This year's thirteenth show Mitchell, paired with Rubio, Ingles, Favors and Gobert.
Speaking of it, this is the third consecutive year that the shooting guard has been selected for the first round of the 13th overall pick. I don’t know if it was a coincidence or deliberately. What's even more amazing is that both Booker in 15 years and An Luo in 16 years are quite outstanding. There is a faint representation of the new generation.
And Mitchell continued the fine tradition of thirteenth. It seems that Mitchell will be an excellent shooting guard again. Moreover, his athletic ability and explosive power are stronger than Booker and An Luo. More like a traditional shooting guard. Moreover, he conquered the Jazz management and coaching staff in just a few preseason games.
In fact, his physical condition is not perfect for playing the second position. His height of 1.91 meters is short. But the characteristics are outstanding, the wingspan of up to 2 meters 08 is very impressive, the combination of speed and power is quite perfect, and the impact is full. Mitchell's explosive power is amazing, the height of his feet is particularly impressive, and the terrifying wingspan that is not commensurate with his height allows him to easily complete his homework on the basket. In addition, he has various skills in ending offenses, and can complete layups from various angles, which greatly increases his breakthrough threat. Mitchell’s main method of scoring is a sudden stop jumper. He can take off suddenly when he receives a pass from his teammate or dribble by himself. The softness of all has a very high standard.
Of course, he is a rookie after all, and there are still some problems. For example, Mitchell's sense of position on offense and his interpretation of defense are in urgent need of improvement.
At the beginning of the game, both sides will come and go. After hitting 8:8, the Thunder gained a weak advantage after An Luo made a super long three-pointer.
Mitchell is very good, very strong and has a long wingspan. But in front of him was An Luo, who never made sense and just voted. Moreover, in terms of height and wingspan, it is also a big lead ahead of Mitchell.
But then, Ingles missed a three-pointer and Gobert made up the score. Then, Paul George hit the iron in the middle distance, and Gobert grabbed the rebound and passed the ball to Favors from a long distance, who took the knife and fell and made a three-pointer. They hit a 9:0 attack wave and instantly overtook the score. And after that, Westbrook failed to make two consecutive shots, giving the Jazz a chance to continue to open the score.
The Jazz led by 20:12 at 1 minute and 55 seconds in the first quarter. In the next two minutes, the two sides started the iron contest. With Westbrook hit two free throws, the Jazz entered the second quarter with a 7-point lead 21:14.
The first half of the second quarter is still Paul George's time. He started the Thunder's scoring journey with his iconic jumper. But the effect is not ideal. Favors succeeded twice in singles. He scored 6 points and led the team to a 12:7 spurt, helping the Jazz to extend the advantage to double digits.
Subsequently, Felton hit three points for the team to stop the bleeding. But Rubio scored two goals in a row and Gobert also succeeded in a dunk. The Jazz led by 38:23 to 15 points at 3 minutes and 40 seconds before halftime. At this time, An Luo, who was back on the field, came forward and scored 7 points for the team to stop the bleeding. And after Johnson made a three-pointer, Anlo scored two consecutive goals in the last two rounds and scored 5 points, helping the Thunder to catch up to 5 points.
After changing sides, the Thunder finally found their rhythm. After Donovan's special instructions during the intermission, Westbrook changed his style of play. During the eight minutes of his appearance in the third quarter, he didn't make a shot from the outside, and he even only made one shot at the middle distance. His only two points were made by catching the opportunity to hit the basket ~EbookFREE.me~ but he sent 5 assists and grabbed 6 rebounds, including two offensive rebounds.
Paul George and Anlow in the tandem of Westbrook, the powerful offensive firepower directly vented to the court. Even if Ingles and Mitchell played well enough in the third quarter, they scored 15 points together. Nor is it the opponent of these two guys.
With Anlo tentatively stepping to the free throw line and hitting a mid-range, the Thunder pulled the score to double digits. In the next few minutes, Ingles responded with 3 points, Gobert dunked, and the Jazz quickly stabilized the situation.
In the following quarter, the game entered a fever pitch. Mitchell made a free throw and scored his 10th point, and Anlo immediately responded with a three-pointer. At this time, Gobert stepped forward, he beat Adams to succeed, led the team to a 9-0 counterattack wave, and regained the score.
In the next few minutes, the two sides returned to the situation where the game started. Until the last two minutes, Westbrook shot cold arrows from outside the three-point line, hitting a three-pointer. Subsequently, Ingles missed a three-pointer, and it was Westbrook who fought off the rebound.
All along, Anluo is like Curry, three-pointers and dunks. Although he is taller, dunking is just as difficult for him. Last season, he was probably the shooting guard with the fewest dunks! Although he has practiced this movement for a long time, he has never tried it in a game. Unexpectedly, at the end of this game, such a perfect opportunity appeared.
This three-pointer and a dunk, like a sharp arrow, penetrated into the heart of the Jazz. Although they did not give up, they were not able to reverse the situation. In the end, the Thunder defeated the Jazz 96:92, won two consecutive victories, but also gave the opponent two consecutive defeats.